All Noise - No Action
The government is closing down the Independent Commission on Civil Aviation Noise (ICCAN) and move its responsibilities to the Civil...
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- Sep 8, 2021
- 3 min
Open Letter to Grant Shapps About the Government's Jet Zero Strategy
Dear Grant Shapps, Secretary of State for Transport, We write this open letter on a matter of national and global importance: Jet Zero....
- Sep 8, 2021
- 1 min
GALBA's Jet Zero Consultation Response
Attached is GALBA's response to the government's Jet Zero consultation response.
- Jul 15, 2021
- 4 min
Press Release: GALBA Describes Gov's Jet Zero Plan as 'Flight of Fantasy'
The Group for Action on Leeds Bradford Airport (GALBA) has described the government’s Jet Zero strategy, published today, as a flight of...
- Jun 24, 2021
- 2 min
GALBA Welcomes Climate Change Committee's Latest Advice to Government
The Climate Change Committee’s 2021 progress report to parliament, published today, is critical of delays to key Government plans and...
- Jun 2, 2021
- 3 min
Press Release: GALBA Asks West Yorkshire Mayor to Support the Call for a Public Inquiry on LBA Plans
Campaigners against airport expansion ask Tracy Brabin, West Yorkshire Mayor, to support the call for a public inquiry into LBA’s plans...
- May 21, 2021
- 4 min
More than 50,000 people call for Public Inquiry on Leeds Bradford Airport expansion.
Today, three West Yorkshire teenagers will hand-deliver a petition signed by more than 54,000 people to the Communities Secretary Robert...
- Apr 20, 2021
- 2 min
Press Release: GALBA Welcomes Government's Commitment to Make Big Cuts in Greenhouse Gases by 2035
The Group for Action on Leeds Bradford Airport (GALBA) has cautiously welcomed reports that the government will announce a new commitment...
- Mar 10, 2021
- 3 min
Press Release: GALBA Calls on New Council Leader to Prove He is 'Passionate About Climate Change'
On Thursday 11 March, Leeds councillors will meet again to consider Leeds Bradford Airport’s planning application. Campaigners from the...
- Jul 27, 2020
- 4 min
Press Release: New Report Tells Councils LBA Expansion is Inconsistent with Climate Efforts
New report tells West Yorkshire council leaders that Leeds Bradford Airport expansion is inconsistent with efforts to create a net zero...
- Jul 2, 2020
- 2 min
Mission Against Emissions Song and Video
Hazel Thompson has created this fantastic little song and video detailing the reasons why we should reject the airport expansion. Super...
- Jun 19, 2020
- 4 min
Press Release: When is an Expansion Not an Expansion? When it's an LBA Expansion!
Airport campaigners have reacted with a mixture of surprise and anger at the bizarre claim by the chief executive of Leeds Bradford...
- Jun 10, 2020
- 5 min
Aviation and Air Pollution - a Quick Guide to the General Issues
Polluted air is a public health hazard that cannot be evaded. It is widely known that long-term exposure to air pollution enhances the...
- Jun 5, 2020
- 1 min
Committee on Climate Change: Count International Flights From UK in Emissions Targets
The Committee on Climate Change - an independent thinktank offering advice to government on building a low-carbon economy and preparing...
- May 25, 2020
- 1 min
Extinction Rebellion Leeds Subvertising LBA Expansion
Extinction Rebellion Leeds have been busy putting up posters in bus stops against the LBA expansion.
- May 21, 2020
- 4 min
Press Release: Airport Campaigners Expose 'Deeply Flawed Claims' in LBA Email
Airport campaigners expose ‘deeply flawed claims’ in Leeds Bradford Airport email to its customers Campaigners against expansion of Leeds...
- May 21, 2020
- 1 min
Yorkshire Bylines: LBA's Expansion Plans Were a Bad Idea Before. Now They’re Ridiculous
Yorkshire Bylines has published a great article which highlights some of the many problems with the airport expansion. So when a planning...
- May 13, 2020
- 4 min
Press Release: Protesters Slam Airport Expansion Plans as Unsustainable and Unnecessary
Campaigners have criticised Leeds Bradford Airport’s expansion plans, set out in a planning application published by Leeds City Council...
- Apr 30, 2020
- 1 min
Leeds City Council's Carbon Reduction Money Would be Wasted by LBA Expansion
Fantastic animation provided by Christopher Harry.
- Feb 29, 2020
- 1 min
Runway climate change!
Expanded airport will blow entire Leeds carbon budget. When Leeds City Council declared a climate emergency in 2019 they committed the...
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